Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-30

Thc Heading Convention Decides
Tint Au Reading 8aiiread Gns-
Rssyes shall Quu Work ss Noon
To-day-rhe Railway People Nes
Disturbed.
RkAprsa. Pa, Dec. 30.-The convention of Read
ing Railroad employees after continuous session
ca nearly eight hours adjourned al haif-past
O'Clock this morning. having q ciied 90 issue or
ders for general srtke 10 take place az IL O'Clock
to-day. Every man In the ernploy OF the Reading
company with the exception of passenger train
crews, trackmen and signal-tOwer men and Cross
ing watchmen- Is 10 20 on sGrSe ana nfteen min
across the wires 70 Philadelphia and VII
Transport. The resolution says that the
Sse @sn cosrsay sSS sse s5s s and s@An out until
differences This includes the shopmen IN this
city, who took the Initiative In refusing % 80 OUT
the strike at that time, and every man who b.
longs 90 the knights A resolution was also
Of any person who In any way destroys or injurs
the company property The or1er includes not
whole system, and Is TO take eject at noon today
II Is thought thai the shop hands In this city VIII
THE MINERS Also APT TO srRrKE
AFTER the adjournment ~ the convention the
miners held separate session and ild not adjourn
until O'Clock this morning. Tnay dd nothing
definite In reference striking but agreed 20 give
ful, financial and moral support 10 the strikers on
the railroad The schuy.klh county delegation
man predicted that the company's $4,000 miners
would strike II they were not continued tho pet
cent advance. The miners DID not decide 10 strike
with the rallroadcrs because they are working by
an agreement with the company which Is binding
until January l. and because they stlil have hopes
that the company VIII continue the . per cent
advance
PREDICTING A GRElr STRIKE
chairman Lee, OF the executive COMMITTEES, oe-
fore he left Reading this morning declared that II
strike OF miners did lake place it would not only
| effect the schuylkill miners, but th0se g. the
| wyoming coal-nelds as well as the Lehlgh miners
\ lie felt sure they would all remain nrm. thus
| placing on strike at one tine 100000 minerS and
| not pound OF coal could then b. mined
Last nights convention consisted exactly of 363
| delegates. A majority OF whom came from the
coal regions The Lehigh ana Wyoming miners
| being also represented. The convention was en-
| tirely secret. Hardly a delegate arrived before
sundown last evening, aud every one had iisap-
| peared nom the city before daylight The colin
panys officials In this city are not greatly eNer-
| cised over the new order 90 the railroaders 70
n nes S. s tSex sas se az ns am ARE are a. S
and Others In reserve ana that the only danger Is
OF q coal famine II the miners should strike.
| SYMPATHY foR TER STRIKERS.
| READING, PA, Dec. 30.-Ihe trades unions of
| Reading, composed OF such bodies as the printers,
hatJers, mOulderS bakers, carpenters, hod-car-
| riers, clgarmakerS BARRIERS. etc, have organized
| themselves into a body known as the Trade and
| Labor Council which. it - estimated, represents
l,s00 men. They do not afilliate with the knights
| OF Labor. Last night the council passed resou-
| tons censuring the Philadelphia ana Reading co.
'for their direct attack on organized labor and re-
| quest all unions TO extend their sympathies ana
| aid 10 those directly injured by the company"
| Also severely condemLing the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers Tor their very ready Oier of
assistance 20 the company in the present difficu-
ties on the road merely for the purpose Of seeking
| revenge"
The Order Not Obeycd nc Heading.
| READING, PA, Dec. 30.-By O'Clock this MORN
| ing every delegate 70 the convention had left
| Reading and departed for nome u having finally
| adjourned Capt Linden, tn well-known f1nker-
| ton detective, passed through here to-day bound
for the coal regions where he VIII organize special
| officers 20 protect the company's properly. None
OF the employees the road or IN the shops In this
city struck to-day In accordance with the order Of
the convention. IL falls nat throughout this sec
! tiOn, and the only turbulent feeling Is reported
| from the coal regions
1--WE sent twenty coal trains into the regions and
| 1000 loaded cars 10 tide water, besides nearly
1,0o OF freight yesterday and last night said
| General Dispatcher BertolcI or this city. this
! morning.
| "Do you think there Is probability OF the re-
v1val OF the strike among your present force?r
| asked. "No. sir; emphaticalyno. Why should theyr
| The men all applied Tor work voluntarily, and it
| Is not probable that they would act 30 fOoishly.
Oh no. They are not made OF that KIND OF material
| The men We have now are going 10 stay with US"
| ALL TRAINS MOVING AS USUAL
| READING, PA, Dec. 30, 1 30 n m.-An trains are
moving as usual to-day, aud not an employe far
| as can be learned Is from his post In Reading
and vicinity everything Is just absolutely quiet
| along the railroad as II strike had ever taken
place or any ordered There Is not a single indi-
cation OF trouble.